title: Twin pregnancy in adolescents.
abstract: We compared the outcome of twin pregnancies born to adolescent versus adult gravidas. Five hundred forty-seven sets of twins were delivered during a 6-year period, 50 to adolescents and 395 to adults between 20-34. There were no significant differences in mean length of gestation, birth weight, or perinatal mortality. Maternal age was not a predictor of birth weight in twins. These findings suggest that twins born to adolescent gravidas do not experience significantly more unfavorable pregnancy events.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Grady Memorial Hospital, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Blake
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D001724:Birth Weight; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D008423:Maternal Age; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple; D014427:Twins; D044465:White People